‘Cloistered’ Gratians: Early Illuminated Manuscripts of the Decretum Gratiani within Communities of Regulars
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The Decretum Gratiani was probably composed in Bologna, Italy, prior to the mid-twelfth century and rapidly became one of the most widely utilised textbooks in medieval Western Europe. The text began to be illuminated shortly thereafter. Professional lay craftsmen, presumably working in collaboration with the nascent urban law schools, likely played a role in devising this novel illuminated book. Nevertheless, since Gratian’s work encompassed Church legislation, the scriptoria of ecclesiastical institutions must have been involved. This article examines the illuminated copies clearly associated with specific monastic or canonical communities to ascertain any common features that distinguish them as ‘cloistered’ Gratians.
Source: Intrecci d'arte
Author: Del Monaco, Gianluca
Institution: University of Bologna
Language: English
Subfield: History
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W6902567740
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